27 killed in US school shootout

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A young man opened fire at a school in the US state of Connecticut, killing 27 people including 10 children, in yet another horrific shooting that ended with the gunman's own death. (AP Photo/Newtown Bee, Shannon Hicks)

"I was in the gym and I heard a loud, like seven loud booms, and the gym teachers told us to go in the corner, so we all huddled," one student told NBC Connecticut during its live broadcast. "And I kept hearing these booming noises. And we all... started crying".

"All the gym teachers told us to go into the office where no one could find us," she added. "So then a police officer came in and told us to run outside. So we did and we came in the firehouse and waited for our parents."